FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 29, 2007
CONTACT: Tony Benson
Communications Coordinator
507-280-1534
tbenson@rpu.org

Four local businesses show commitment to energy efficiency through recent equipment upgrades

ROCHESTER, MN— Autumn Ridge Church, The Ranch Restaurant, Andy’s Liquor, and dish it up! are the most recent businesses to show their commitment to energy efficiency by making recent equipment upgrades in their facilities. In making these upgrades, the businesses also received rebates through Rochester Public Utilities’ (RPU) Conserve & Save rebate program.

Conserve & Save promotes the installation of energy efficient equipment by offering rebates to residential and commercial customers. Qualifying equipment includes: ENERGY STAR® appliances, central air conditioners, geothermal and air source heat pumps, lighting, motors and variable speed drives, VendingMiser®, and Door Miser®. A complete listing of qualifying equipment can be found on the RPU web site at www.rpu.org.

The annual energy savings that these four businesses will save is 120,000 KWh. By making these upgrades, they will help to delay the need for additional electric generation which also positively impacts the local environment.

“Businesses are seeing the benefits of energy efficient upgrades. Paying less in energy costs each year is something every business can do by working with us,” said Jan Blevins, RPU Sales Specialist.

Autumn Ridge Church- Pator John Steer

The Ranch Restaurant- Lisa Tonjum and Jessie Beier

Andy's Liquor- Mike Sedor

dish it up!- Heather Tlougen

About Rochester Public Utilities

As the municipal utility of Rochester, Minn., for more than 110 years, RPU provides high-quality and reliable electricity to over 45,000 customers. Water customers number more than 34,000. RPU continually investigates innovative technologies to help customers realize the best value from the services they receive. Current initiatives include fuel cell research, wind power, and photovoltaic offerings.

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